The Huskers currently find themselves ahead of the pack in the Big Ten West division in a very crucial aspect of today’s modern college football world: recruiting.
With 17 commitments as of this writing, 247Sports has the Big Red’s 2017 recruiting class ranked No. 25 in the nation and fifth in the Big Ten. However, what’s most important is who Nebraska leads in its conference rather than trails.
There are the usual suspects ahead of the Cornhuskers. Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and even Maryland, but the Terrapins have 28 commitments which skew the numbers a bit.